“Basically from the injuries, I’ve been talking to them about it since I’ve been here,” Butler said. “Basically injuries came up so the opportunity came up for them to put a package together and we were working on that. . . . They’re not giving me too much yet. I know most of the stuff from playing on defense. It’s just getting on the same page with the quarterback and him getting used to me and me getting used to him.”

Butler emphasized that he’s not moving to the offense.

“For me, defense comes first,” said Butler, who will also likely return kicks in 2008. “I just want to get in there and make plays for the team, make plays for the offense, try and get the ball in my hands and when it gets there try to do something with it, make some yards, make some big plays.”

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